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Radio 210
Radio 210, 210FM, 2-Ten FM
Pre-1976, this radio station originated as Radio Kennet, taking it's title from the river that runs through the area.
However, Thames Valley Broadcasting Ltd is still the operating company, though not the on-air title of what firstly became Radio 210, the name referring to the AM frequency on which it broadcast.
Originally broadcasting the same programming on both FM & AM, the station dates back to pre-FM times - 210m Medium Wave corresponding to 1431kHz. Here we playfully glance back at the station's launch 8th March 1976.
Radio 210 and Bournemouth's 2CR were part of a group called 'Consolidated Radio Holdings'. To start, 1431AM was used solely as a split service during Saturday afternoons for the Sports slot. 1990 saw both stations, the former known then as 2-Ten FM, became part of the GWR Radio Group. At the time, TM Century produced jingles were used and the AM service was named Classic Gold, a name which GWR had already used on its other AM services.
Information amended from the excellent Aircheck UK webpage
Radio 210 Jingles
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